Alternative histories of the self : : a cultural history of sexuality and secrets, 1780-1917 /

Alternative histories of the self : : a cultural history of sexuality and secrets, 1780-1917 / / Anna Clark.

"Alternative Histories of the Self investigates how people re-imagined the idea of the unique self in the period from 1762 to 1917. Some used the notion of the unique self to justify their gender and sexual transgression, but others rejected the notion of the unique self and instead demanded th...

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Clark, Anna,
Place / Publishing House:[New York] : : Bloomsbury Academic,, 2017.
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 207 pages) :; illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • List of Figures
  • 1. Introduction: Celebrating or Rejecting the Unique Self
  • 2. The Chevalière d'Eon: Transgender Heroine, Pugnacious Diplomat, or Pious Lady?
  • 3. Secrets and Lies: Anne Lister's Love for Women and the Natural Self
  • 4. Richard Johnson and the Imperial Self
  • 5. James Hinton and the Sacrifice of the Self
  • 6. 'Better to be an Active Devil than a Crushed Saint': Edith Ellis and the New Life
  • Afterword
  • Notes
  • Index.

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